Image copyright iStock Ambulance services are struggling to reach seriously ill and injured patients quickly enough after rising demand has left the system at breaking point, a BBC investigation has found. Patients with life-threatening conditions – like cardiac arrests – are meant to be reached in eight minutes. But only one of the UK’s 13 [...]

Derek Bell played for Newcastle in the early 1980s before sustaining a serious knee injury in a reserve match Former Newcastle player Derek Bell says he wanted to kill the coach who sexually abused him during the 1970s. Bell was groomed and abused by George Ormond between the ages of 12 and 16 while playing [...]

Image copyright AP Image caption Donald Trump has announced he will be leaving his business “in total” President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is leaving “business in total” to focus on the presidency and avoid perceived conflicts of interest. Mr Trump said he would be expanding on his plans at a press conference with his [...]

Media playback is not supported on this device Football child sex abuse scandal one of FA’s biggest crises – Greg Clarke The football child sex abuse scandal is one of the biggest crises in the history of the Football Association, says chairman Greg Clarke. More than 20 ex-footballers have made allegations of child sex abuse, [...]

Media captionThe Business Secretary Greg Clark speaks to Radio 4′s Today programme about executive pay The government is to outline moves later to make companies justify high levels of executive pay. Among the measures under consideration are pay ratios, which would show the gap in earnings between the chief executive and an average employee. Shareholders [...]

Media captionRescuers are working in cold, hilly terrain with only hand torches for light A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia. Reports say seven people were pulled alive from the plane but two have since died including the team’s [...]

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Syrian forces resumed an offensive to capture rebel-held areas of Aleppo on 15 November Syrian forces have retaken the largest rebel-controlled area in east Aleppo. The capture of Hanano district, in north-east Aleppo, gives the army an advantage in its drive to seize other opposition-held areas, activists say. Hundreds of [...]

Image caption Thirteen Jewish graves were damaged in Belfast in August Westminster party leaders should tone down campaigning that has “polarised” the country and “legitimised hate”, the equalities watchdog has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission expressed concern about hate attacks since the Brexit vote and called for “accurate information and respectful debate” from [...]

Media playback is not supported on this device Andy Woodward speaks about being sexually abused by his coach The Football Association has confirmed it is investigating allegations of sexual abuse in football. Former footballers have come forward to say they were sexually abused as youth players. Four police forces are investigating the the allegations and [...]

Image copyright EPA Image caption Protesters held up candles as they rallied against President Park Hundreds of thousands have rallied in South Korea for what is thought to be the largest protests so far demanding President Park Geun-hye steps down. Ms Park is accused of allowing her friend, Choi Soon-sil, to manipulate power from behind [...]